Join the Cooperative

Get Involved with ThORN

Connect with a multi-institutional community advancing thoracic surgery through evidence, collaboration, and rapid consensus.

Monthly ZoomsInstitutional membershipResident-led research

Ways to Participate

Choose the path that fits your role.

Attend Zoom Meetings

  • Monthly Zoom meetings
  • Open to faculty, trainees, and stakeholders
  • No membership required

Institutional Membership

  • Onboard your surgical department
  • Participate in multi-center clinical trials
  • Access secure data exchange infrastructure
  • Access to MTSR and active studies
  • Collaborate on Delphi and consensus projects
  • Nominating rights for leadership roles

Trainee Programs

  • Fellowship and residency research groups
  • Resident-led multicenter study opportunities
  • Faculty mentorship
  • First-author publication pathways

Membership & Donations

  • Membership required for participation in ThORN-sponsored projects
  • Attending surgeons: nominal suggested donation
  • Donations are fully tax deductible (501(c) nonprofit)
  • Trainees may participate; contact network to get involved

Contact & Website

Stay connected and learn more.

Visit ThoracicOutcomes.org or reach the network directly for membership, donations, and program details.

ThoracicOutcomes.orgThORNsurgery@gmail.com

Membership & Donations

Membership required for participation in ThORN-sponsored projects.

Attending surgeons: nominal suggested donation.

Donations are fully tax deductible (501(c) nonprofit).

Trainees may participate; contact the network to get involved.

Current Recruitment

Projects actively seeking participants.

Recruiting

Implementation of ePROs into Practice

Recruiting
  • Integrating electronic patient-reported outcomes into thoracic surgery practice

Contacts

Gita Mody - Gita_Mody@med.unc.edu